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Still, sentiment could be tempered by an ongoing legal case, she notes.

The IEA on Wednesday tempered its stance on an imminent peak in oil demand, reinstating a scenario in its World Energy Outlook annual report in which global oil consumption keeps growing until 2050.

The currency has come under pressure following dovish comments from Japan's central bank that tempered best on another interest rate hike and as the US moved towards reopening its government.

While the long-term investment case remains intact, “the recent volatility across emerging tech and AI sectors has tempered near-term investor enthusiasm,” Williams wrote.

But she said there may be "more and more of these actions" in the future with the growth of artificial intelligence, where "the integrity of one's work might be tempered with much more easily".